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Kino Lorber's OSS 117: FIVE FILM COLLECTION set brings a series of Eurospy adventures to Region A Blu-ray for the very first time. The five movies in this set feature a character with the rather florid name of Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath. Despite the moniker, he's an American secret agent, code numb read more

Here we go with the final round of the Film Noir Tourney. It's basically down to two films...The Big Sleep and The Postman Always Rings Twice. If The Big Sleep wins, it wins the tourney. If The Postman wins its a tie and then a sudden death match on Friday. Whoo! Which star performance from t read more

Here we go with the penultimate round. Matches will run through Monday evening at 6pm Which star performance from the film noirs below do you like more? Which star performance from the film noirs below do you like more? Which star performance from the film noirs below do you like mor read more

Here we go with round 8 of the film noir tourney. The next three founds will focus on the star's performances of the films competing. Matches will wrap up Friday afternoon 5pm. Which star performance from the film noirs below do you like more? Which star performance from the film noirs be read more

What a busy time! I just returned from presenting THE HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM NOIR at the California Museum in Sacramento, and this weekend I'm headed to Arizona. This Sunday, October 1, I'll be presenting the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM at the historic Skyline Country Club. I'm speaking as par read more

Here we go with round 7...matches will run through Monday afternoon 2pm. Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? read more

Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? Which film do you like more? read more

Film Noir Round 5 now underway. Matches will run through Monday 6pm. Film Noir Rd 5: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 5: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 5: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 5: which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 5: Which film do you read more

“The world belongs to those who read.” – Rick Holland In keeping with this concept, the world was mine this summer, as I dove into my fifth consecutive year of participating in the Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge, hosted by Raquel of Out of the Past. As part of this annual event, lovers read more

Film Noir Round 4 now underway. Matches will run through Friday noon. Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do y read more

Ever since its establishment in 1988, each year the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress selects 25 American-made films to add to the National Film Registry. The group strives to pick "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films," in the hopes of recognizing n read more

A classic movie friend let me know that we still have a few days left to make nominations to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for the 2017 year. You can make nominations until September 15, 2017, so if you want to contribute to this year's list you should head on over to the website t read more

A classic movie friend let me know that we still have a few days left to make nominations to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for the 2017 year. You can make nominations until September 15, 2017, so if you want to contribute to this year's list you should head on over to the website t read more

Let's not waste time with words and get right to it...round 3 is now underway and will close on Monday afternoon. Film Noir Round 3: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 3: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 3: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 3: Which film do you read more

Mary Pickford breaks ground on the new Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, 1941. Every Wednesday this month, Turner Classic Movies dedicates its programming to highlighting the Motion Picture & Television Fund, one of the great treasures of the film industry. Securing th read more

Here we go with round 2 of the Film Noir Tourney. This round will run through Friday evening. Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? read more

After a couple months of planning, I'm finally able to start announcing my events for the Fall. They start with this September talk centered on film noir style at Sacramento's California Museum that's part of their Light & Noir exhibition. If you live in Northern California, I hope to see you th read more

Now that the dates for the 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival have been announced (April 26-29, 2018), I thought this was a perfect time for another installment of the 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise! My first two films of the festival – fittingly – were a film noir read more

After taking a short break from classic films and stars, I am back with an all new tourney, this time all about film noir. 12 films as chosen by 12 friends will compete to earn the title of favorite film noir. Round 1 begins now and runs through Tuesday evening at 6pm. Film Noir Tourney Rd 1: read more

“This place is dangerous. The time right deadly. The drinks are on me, my bucko!” There’s an old saying that all films are made at least three times: once, when the screenwriter commits the story to paper; again, when the director captures the story on film; and finally, when the story is constructe read more